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The Top Five Things We Learned in our First Year of Full-Time Homeschool

The Top Five Things We Learned in our First Year of Full-Time Homeschool

Well, we made it! Our “last day of school” was just over a week ago!  Yet, even as we prepared to celebrate that milestone with homemade certificates and unconventional pomp and circumstance (aka running through the sprinkler in the backyard), I found myself hesitating to use the words “last day.”  One of the things we’ve discovered this year is that learning can happen every day, anytime, anywhere.  So instead of imposing an “end” to the learning and sending the signal…

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“Tootie’s Table”

“Tootie’s Table”

As we near the end of our first year of full-time home schooling (prepare for celebratory post next week), my heart has been calling me to talk about “Tootie’s Table”…because, well, that’s where our home school takes place and might just have been where this whole inspiration began. “Tootie” was the affectionate name given to my maternal grandmother, Lutie.  And, Tootie was a teacher.  Not just any teacher, she was one of the best.  When she was still with us,…

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On Learning

On Learning

Ok, first I feel the need to address the elephant in the room.  (Well, it may be an elephant only to me, but still I feel the need to address it.)  It’s been a minute since I’ve written a post.  Ok, more than a minute…it’s been six weeks.  Six weeks. Yikes! But, as much as I’m kicking myself for getting off-track, I’m also realizing how much I’ve missed this.  So, we’re back.  And just like I tell kids when they…

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“Let’s Go Fly A Kite”

“Let’s Go Fly A Kite”

As I washed the breakfast dishes this morning, I looked out the window and noticed the swift breeze rustling through the trees.  “This would be a great day to go fly a kite, guys,” I said to my boys. The inspiration was clearly in my soul, as I had listened to that very song, “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins, twice in the last two days.  Last night, we hosted a virtual event with our theatre company, looking…

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